WHO/BS/2023.2455 WHO 1st Reference Reagent for DNA extraction of gut microbiome
15 July 2023
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Overview
The most common approach to studying the microbiome is to extract total community DNA from a sample, perform Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) on this DNA using a metagenomic approach, and analyse this data using bioinformatic tools to reconstruct the microbial composition in the original sample.
WHO Team
Norms and Standards for Biological Products
Number of pages
63
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/BS/2023.2455